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Qinetiq in $400 million TALON robot contract
There are more than 2,000 TALON robots deployed around the world, mostly in Iraq and Afghanistan; they have been used in more than 80,000 counter-IED missions to date; DoD wants more of this useful system
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A dead end for free trade? I
Tightening border security along the U.S.-Canada border is hampering trade, experts say; delays owing to security checks have cascading effects, as supplies and raw materials are late arriving at manufacturing plants
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Experts to address IED threat
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have proven deadly against ground transportation in Iraq and other theaters; experts believe the day is not far when terrorists would use them against rail and ground transportation in Europe and the United States
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DHS awards $844 million to secure U.S. critical infrastructure
DHS awards millions to bolster security fo rail, truck, and bus transportation; department says awards are strictly risk-based
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Federal agents do security check at Providence train station
TSA conducts random spot security operations in train stations around the country
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San Francisco aggressively to promote use of electric vehicles
The City on the Bay to help build charging infrastructure throughout the city and the suburbs to make use of electrical vehicles viable
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China bolsters public transportation security efforts
In the run up to the Summer Olympic Games, China bolsters public transportation safety; beginning in June, explosives and flammable materials will not be allowed on public transportation; passengers will be subjected to metal detection searches
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China's transportation vulnerability, I
China has a long history of rail, airline, and vehicle accidents; outdated or relatively unregulated transportation is a given in many parts of the world, but China has also seen an increase in attacks against transportation targets
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Thales supplies new signalling system
London transportation authorities improve control over and monitoring of vast underground rail system by installing improved signalling control from Thales
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Department of Transportation launches DOT blog
The U.S. Department of transportation launches Fast Lane, a departmental blog aiming to air the views of department’s big-wigs, but also to offer a forum for guest bloggers from government, industry, and the transportation community
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New methods for detecting IEDs
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have exerted a painful toll on coalition forces in Iraq, and now in Afghanistan; DHS is worried that IEDs will soon make their deadly appearance on U.S. soil; Wolverines researchers offer a novel methods for detecting IEDs
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Sunday protest against rail tunnel through Italian Alps
Protesters in the thousands continue to oppose a super-fast rail link between Turin and Lyon; plan calls for digging a new tunnel through the Italian Alps
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DHS insists on states' complaince with Real ID
DHS wants all states to incorporate biometric and RFID technologies into the driver licenses they issue — or risk having citizens of states which fail to do so being barred from flights and federal buildings; the states argue that they do not have the funds to implement this mandate; DHS says it may be willing to be flexible, but at the end states would have to comply
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MI5 seeks powers to trawl records in new terror hunt
As part of the Brown government’s new counterterrorism strategy, which places emphasis on thwarting a cyber-attack on the United Kingdom, MI5 seeks total access to commuters’ travel records to help them meet the threat
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TSA warns of terror threat to trains
TSA’s Office of Intelligence releases a report warning that U.S. mass transit may become a target for terrorists; the report warns that rail-industry insiders might become terrorist accomplices
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